Hoyo De Monterray Elegantes LCDH 10's

The Hoyo de Monterrey Elegantes is covered in a cinnamon brown wrapper that features a bit of tooth as well as a significant amount of oil. The cigar is quite spongy when squeezed, and there are multiple veins running up and down the length. Aroma from the wrapper is a combination of strong barnyard, manure, grass, cedar and leather, while the cold draw brings flavors of creamy oak, almonds, cinnamon, leather and a touch of citrus. Starting out the first third, the Hoyo de Monterrey Elegantes features a dominant creamy cedar note, interspersed with other flavors of buttery popcorn, leather, barnyard, hay and cinnamon. There is some very nice caramel sweetness on the retrohale which combines nicely with the white pepper that is also present, although neither are very strong at this point in the cigar. The draw is a bit tight at first, which is to be expected in a vitola like this, but it opens up nicely after a few puffs, and the burn is trouble free so far. The overall strength is quite low, but is rising as the first third ends.